I have a new-found appreciation for Bill Cosby: Himself. His stories about parenthood are absolutely hilarious and hit very close to home. He mentions the curse that every parent invokes: I hope that you have kids someday that act like you’re acting. And the curse works! I see my older son Ted doing things that […]
More good discussion with Mark…
I just reread your entry on medicating children. I think you’ll find that “humanists” are largely opposed to medicating children as well. The real issue strikes me as the quick-fix or fast-food culture we live in that makes meds a daily part of life. Moreover, the pharmaceutical industry has spent millions […]
Here’s a neat shot of a multicell storm cluster occuring this evening near Lubbock, which is just north of Midland, where I used to live. I used GR2Analyst to visualize the data:
The three purple blobs are almost certainly associated with hail. In the blobs to the left and middle, hail is falling to the ground. […]
Well, we’re further down the road. Upon our neighbor’s suggestion, we checked out the materials offered by Sonlight and really liked the detailed and highly reading-oriented structure it offered. Our order for the 4-5 years and kindergarten arrived this week. We also recently became members of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association.
It’s interesting to be doing […]
On this date ten years ago, my father died of lung cancer. To say a lot has changed in my life since then would be an understatement.
At the time of his death, I still lived alone in Midland, TX. My best friend was a gay man who, like myself, was really into music. Less than […]